The first Corvettes were built with fiberglass bodies, and the fiberglass stuck around for two decades. Here's why Chevy switched them to sheet molded compound.

Under the UK government-funded research project, TUCANA, AOC AG (Schaffhausen, Switzerland), with Astar (Biscay, Spain), has developed a new sheet molding compound (SMC) based on Daron polyurethane ...

Thermoset molder and compounder Mar-Bal Inc. has expanded its product mix into sheet molding compound (SMC). SMC materials sold by Chagrin Falls, Ohio-based Mar-Bal will be sold through the firm's ...

The compounder of custom sheet molding compound (SMC) and molder of fiberglass reinforced plastics announced the availability of two new ultra-low density SMC formulations. Core’s new, ultra-low ...

Continental Structural Plastics took two significant steps as summer came to an end: It restructured to become Teijin Automotive Technologies, unifying the worldwide vehicle materials business of the ...

Core’s new, ultra-low density Hydrilite ™ SMC has a nominal density of 0.98 sp.gr. while exhibiting mid-range mechanical performance and a high-quality surface appearance. The achievement places the ...